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Rinko
Preparing your bike to be compact for travel without being a folding type..
https://wiki.aalto.fi/download/attac...5861527&api=v2 |
Compass Cycle sells quick-release rinko pedals that can be removed and installed without tools:
https://www.compasscycle.com/product-tag/rinko/ |
That seems like a lot of work to get a full size bike into a bag. I would simply get a full size folding bike from Dahon or Montague.
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Interesting idea. I wonder if you could prepare a bike this way for air travel? Add a bunch of padding and the box it.
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Its a Japanese thing. Very popular there.
Rinko is a Japanese terms which means traveling with your bike by train to reach a cycling destination. The bag is a rinko-bukhuro. -Tim- |
Huh this is one of those things that I was like "Yeah, I can do that easy" but having the step by step breakdown shows things I didn't think of.
This is where a threadless headset would be an advantage, along with the compact frame designs with sloping top tube. Oh and wireless shifting. |
wireless shifting maybe, but threadless steerers are longer and for many of us, the wheels are just as tall as the top tube in this configuration.
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
(Post 20667247)
Compass Cycle sells quick-release rinko pedals that can be removed and installed without tools:
https://www.compasscycle.com/product-tag/rinko/ (they have better trains, there, its making your bike comply with their regs..) writes about it in his magazine /product promotional.. so yea they have parts at the company.. |
All that is covered in various u tube tutorials
I'm looking at a bike I have right now to be set up for rinko. Will probably make a thread about it. Currently considering wrenches I can cut down/make to use for my threaded fork lock nuts and a DIY dummy skewer. It's just a methodical approach to breaking down a bike for travel other than using a big cardboard box. The key being you carry the bag with you on the bke, break the bike down and put it in the bag, travel, put the bike together, stow the bag with you again and ride. Unlike traditional airline bags this allows you to not have to return to point B to reclaim the bag again. The other option is a folder bike or break away frame (both expensive options) that involve either buying another bike or major retrofit. Rinko looks like it can be done at a reasonable cost to many stock bikes with a little thought. |
The point I thought was doing it without tools. Thus the quick disconnect pedals and knurled headset. Sure you can break down any bike with a 456 Allen wrench. DI 2 and hydraulic brakes would help a lot here just like they do on a coupled tandem. |
Originally Posted by Darth Lefty
(Post 20673815)
The point I thought was doing it without tools. Thus the quick disconnect pedals and knurled headset. Sure you can break down any bike with a 456 Allen wrench. No, I think it is to be able to do so quickly and in a way that you can breakdown, board, rebuild and carry all the components with you. Think what one might need as a commuter - I have a small tool set / patch kit in a water bottle, the bag stores in a bottle cage as well. Of course you don't want to carry a full workshop of tools but in the BQ site they sell parts that use a couple of allen wrenches and a lightweight cut down fork lock nut tool. If you have a threadless stem you don't even need that. i think it's more about bike/component selection up front that makes breaking down easy. For example, loose bearings in the headset would be a pita when breaking down the fork all the time. A fender you have to completely unbolt is a pain, cable routing that doesn't allow you to pull the fork or bars etc... It doesn't need to be complex either. It seems most of the fixes revolve around more simplistic rather than complicated design. |
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